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Democratic Womens Caucus, DOL Womens Bureau Host Roundtable Highlighting New Report Finding Stark Pay Inequities for Older Women, Whose Share of the Labor Force Has Increased

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As the nation marks Older Americans Month, the Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) Chair Lois Frankel, and DWC members Reps. Rosa DeLauro, Gwen Moore, Suzanne Bonamici, Judy Chu, Sydney Kamlager-Dove, Madeleine Dean, and Betty McCollum joined the U.S. Department of Labor Women’s Bureau for a roundtable discussion on older women in today’s workforce and…

Democratic Womens Caucus Hosts NASAs Artemis II Crew Including First Woman to Travel to the Moon, Christina Hammock Koch

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***PHOTOS OF THE EVENT CAN BE FOUND HERE*** Today, the Democratic Women’s Caucus hosted a reception with the crew of NASA’s Artemis II mission, which includes several notable milestones, including Christina Hammock Koch, who will be the first woman to travel to the moon, and Victor Glover who will be the first Black astronaut to travel to the moon. At…

Democratic Womens Caucus Pushes AmerisourceBergen for Transparency on Reported Plans to Not Distribute Medication Abortion to 31 States

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Today, the Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) Chair Lois Frankel, DWC Policy Task Force Co-Chair Kathy Manning, DWC Member and Ranking Member of the Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health Anna Eshoo, and DWC Vice Chairs Nikema Williams and Teresa Leger Fernández sent a letter to AmerisourceBergen CEO Steven Collis urging him to provide the full list of states and…

In Advance of Mothers Day, Democratic Womens Caucus Highlights DOL Report That Finds Impact Of Caregiving On Womens Wages Reduces Lifetime Earnings By 15 Percent

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Today, leaders of the Democratic Women’s Caucus joined a press call with the U.S. Department of Labor to discuss the release of a report by the department’s Women’s Bureau on how caring for family has long-term impacts on a woman’s lifetime earnings. DWC Communications Co-Chairs Reps. Shontel Brown and Gwen Moore and DWC Member Rep. Susan Wild, lead of the Child…

Democratic Womens Caucus, Tri-Caucus Chairs Lead 70+ Members of Congress in Letter to Senate Leaders and Senate HELP Committee Leaders in Support of Julie Su for Secretary of Labor

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Today, the Chairs of the Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC), the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC), Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), and the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) sent a letter along with 6 Senators and 61 Members of Congress urging Senate Leadership and Senate HELP Committee Leadership to confirm Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su as the next…

Democratic Womens Caucus Endorses Julie Su to Lead DOL, Urges Confirmation Without Delay

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Today, the Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) endorsed the nomination of Julie Su to serve as Secretary of Labor and urged the Senate to confirm her without delay. If confirmed, Su would be the first AAPI official—and first AAPI woman—to serve as a Cabinet Secretary in the Biden Administration. Of the 15 Secretary-level Cabinet members, currently only 5 of them are…

Amid Republican Silence, Democratic Womens Caucus, Chu, Fletcher, Lee Lead Shadow Hearing on the State of a Post-Roe America

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***WATCH A RECORDING OF THE HEARING HERE*** Yesterday, the Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC), DWC Chair Lois Frankel, Representatives Judy Chu, Lizzie Fletcher, and Barbara Lee held a shadow hearing, “Fighting for Bodily Autonomy: The State of a Post-Roe America,” to examine the impacts of the Supreme Court overturning Roe vs. Wade. Despite the vast, disastrous impacts…

Democratic Womens Caucus Marches to Senate for Equal Rights Amendment Vote, Vows to Continue Fight

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***FIND A VIDEO OF THE MARCH TO THE SENATE HERE*** ***FIND A VIDEO FROM CHAIR FRANKEL HERE*** Today, Democratic Women’s Caucus Chair Lois Frankel and ERA Caucus Co-Chairs Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley and Cori Bush led DWC and ERA Caucus members in marching to the Senate chamber to demand passage of S.J.Res. 4, a resolution to remove the arbitrary deadline for ratification…

Democratic Womens Caucus Opposes Republicans Default on America Act

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Chair Frankel: “The Democratic Women’s Caucus refuses to play politics with women’s livelihoods, and we wholeheartedly oppose this disastrous bill.” Today, the Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) formally opposed House Republicans’ debt limit package which includes spending cuts to FY22 funding levels, blocks student loan relief, and includes…

Democratic Womens Caucus Slams Republicans Debt Limit Package: A Disaster for Women

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Today, Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) Chair Lois Frankel (FL-22) issued the following statement on House Republicans’ debt limit package which includes spending cuts to FY22 funding levels, blocks student loan relief, cuts climate credits from the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and includes unnecessarily stringent Medicaid work requirements. “Let’s not mince…